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Re:Apple countersues Epic, seeks punitive damages by yazaddaruvala on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @05:03PM (#24425874)
iPhones are put on “public” internet and therefore is restricted for the safety of the user and the safety of society.

If you want to cherry pick arguments we can do this all day. The reality is Apple is just doing what every manufacturer has done for millennia!

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Re:Apple countersues Epic, seeks punitive damages by stale2002 on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @05:24PM (#24426070)
> The reality is Apple is just doing what every manufacturer has done for millennia!

Certain actions are illegal if a company has too much market power.

Anti trust law does not require a literal, singular monopoly, in order for some anti-competitive behaviors to be illegal.

Instead, Apple has ~50% of the market share in the US, and that is within the realm where certain actions become illegal, according to anti-trust law.

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